Help! How do you resist Steam sales?

My reasoning is simple: More than $3? Too expensive! Less than $3? Obvious last-chance money grab for a game that's going in a $1 bundle the day the sale ends. With pessimism like this, you too can save a fortune!

Well keep no money in the bank during it. What games will you really play, configure how much they would cost and leave that much in it and take the rest out.

Of course you must configure in your bills and such. Plus having a bunch of cash makes you feel good.

Do something so steam wont allow you to fund your account :P But I think all the things you can do to cause that may also make them block access to the games you already have.

I highly doubt it is OCD, your condition sounds more like an addiction. Try to not look at sales/bundle sites and launch steam games from the start menu, make desktop icons for your games, or set your steam startup page to your library and don't go to the store page unless you want a specific game.

You need to set your steam start to your library and ignore steam sales, I ignore all sales unless it's a game that looks like I might enjoy. Sure I haven't played 90% of my steam games, but at least I have options.

PS: Not having money helps.

simple. i'm completly BROKE, and buying something outside of my country is a real pain in the ass at the moment.

this year i closed my credit,so my money is safe now..:D...

Well I've persuaded myself not to buy another game until I play all of my games.

Not sure if this will work on you though, I wasn't that obsessed, I've only have like 10 games to play.

90% or bundle.

Buy all the games. there done. now go outside xD

By already having most games you want and already having a big backlog

Being poor helps a lot.

Just set yourself a budget and stick to it. Heck you could even open a new bank account that is solely for gaming purchases, put a certain amount in each month or week and limit your spend that way.

Bought Spelunky and The Wolf Among Us

That`s enough.

Basically I do Price to interest ratio. Fallout Vegas for example. I wont buy that until it's 2.50. I want ALOT of games, but if I see a game discounted even lower then before i bought it and I'm highly upset, then I didn't want it enough. Like I bought Payday 2 on gamestop for 17 bucks, then I saw it for steam for $13, and I wasnt upset. If the game is low enough that I know I can buy it without any regrets then I WILL buy it. Using this methodology, I tend to pass up many games..... But I'm now about to hit the 100 game mark soon so it must not be working as much as I thought it was.... lol

You can't find deals if you're busy

I was like you, but i realized that i only played some of the games i bought on sales. Now i buy only games that im really in the mood to play it immediately. Otherwise i ignore it, there will be others sales in the near future with better discounts.

I dont... :(

Without money, everything is possible!...

i'm too poor to buy so... i guess that's my secret...

Join a support group.

I don't resist. We don't resist. Join us. Conform. JOIN US.

i haven't bought anything in the steam autumn sale, but i definitely buy a lot of bundles. i like supporting indie games (which put out the best games since they're more willing to take risks and try something new) and also the pay-what-you-want idea, so i buy almost all humble, royale, gala, and groupees bundles. i have tons of games i haven't played yet so it's fairly easy to resist good sales. also i figure if something's not on the top 5 of my wishlist and at least 75% off i shouldn't buy it, though i sure tried to get dishonored goty (#7 on my wishlist) when it was listed 92% off.

I just think of all the games I already have that I dont play and then dont bother. I could spend my money on better things, like drugs and alcohol.